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Richmond County
Richmond County
Richmond County is coextensive with the New York City Borough of Staten Island, the most suburban of the five boroughs. The economy mixes healthcare (Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island University Hospital), Staten Island Ferry / SIRT commuting, College of Staten Island (CUNY), Wagner College, the new Empire Outlets, and the borough's largest single-family / 1-4-family housing stock in NYC. The County Clerk (Stephen J. Fiala) operates from 130 Stuyvesant Place.
Property in Richmond
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Richmond.
Staten Island has the strongest single-family / 1-4-family ownership rate in NYC.
- STAR / Enhanced STAR, senior (SCHE), disabled (DHE), and veteran exemptions apply via NYC DOF.
- Property tax billed quarterly by NYC DOF (Tax Class 1 dominates).
- NYC assessment caps under RPTL § 1805 strongly compress effective tax rates on long-held Class 1.
- Foreclosure surplus rights under RPAPL § 1361.
- Watch for FEMA flood zones (Sandy-affected South and East shores), rezoning along North Shore, and NYC tax-lien-sale risk.
Investing in Richmond.
Staten Island offers NYC's largest 1-4 family ownership market and stable rental demand.
- Judicial foreclosure auctions held at the Richmond County Supreme Court, 18 Richmond Terrace.
- NYC tax lien sale (when active) administered by NYC DOF; in rem foreclosure under NYC Charter.
- Land records via ACRIS (a836-acris.nyc.gov).
- NYC DOF property tax / parcel lookup.
- NYSCEF case search for lis pendens.
- Watch for FEMA flood zones (Sandy-impact maps), build-back / elevation rules, and North Shore rezoning overlays.
After a Richmond foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Staten Island uses New York's judicial foreclosure process under RPAPL Article 13.
- Mortgage foreclosures filed in Supreme Court, 13th Judicial District.
- Auctions held at the Richmond County Supreme Court, 18 Richmond Terrace; conducted by court-appointed Referee under RPAPL § 1351.
- Surplus money proceedings filed under RPAPL § 1361 in the original action.
- NYC tax enforcement: NYC Department of Finance handles real-property tax via in rem foreclosure (NYC Charter § 1519); historical third-party lien sale program currently paused / under reform.
- Post-Tyler v. Hennepin (2023) requires return of tax-foreclosure surplus to former owner.
- Notices published in the Staten Island Advance and New York Law Journal.
Courts and records in Richmond.
- Richmond County Supreme Court — 18 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301 — 13th Judicial District
- County Clerk's Office — 130 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island
- Richmond County Criminal Court — 26 Central Avenue, Staten Island
- NYC Civil Court (Richmond) — 927 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island
- Staten Island Housing Court — 927 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island
- Family Court — 100 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island
- Surrogate's Court — 18 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island
- 13th Judicial District (Richmond)
- Appellate Division, 2nd Department — 45 Monroe Place, Brooklyn
- County Clerk — Stephen J. Fiala — 130 Stuyvesant Place — (718) 675-7700
- NYC Department of Finance (ACRIS / property tax) — 350 St Marks Place, Staten Island
- Sheriff (NYC) — (718) 815-4127